Profile: Pat Nelder, on-water chair of Helly Hansen Chester Race Week
This article originally appeared in Atlantic Boating Magazine in June 2022. For more than 20 years, Pat Nelder has been one of the biggest promoters of sailing and boating in …
First-time skipper at Chester Race Week encourages more women to get into sailing
Anna Millar doesn’t remember the first time she went sailing, but she said she’s been sailing “since forever.” She was just a mere six weeks old when her father took …
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Roue 20 by racing at Chester Race Week
For Ted Mussett, signing up for Chester Race Week this year is a bit of a birthday bash for the boat he’ll be racing. Mussett was about 10 years old …
Taking the top prize: Sue McAlpine and the Chester Race Week trophies
Sue McAlpine has spent the last couple of weeks getting the trophies that will be handed out during Helly Hansen Chester Race Week ready for their big days. McAlpine’s been …
Four decades of The Hopping Penguins
The Hopping Penguins may be the band of Chester Race Week, but their origins started in a bit of a rivalry. It was 1982 and Gary Edwards and Andru Lordly …